supplies from the other states powered into anchorage to elmendorf air force base. local damage was forgotten as the air force other service arms held to the task of bringing order if & relief from chaos. there was little danger of food shortages in larger towns but as communications were reestablished, supplies were rushed to remote areas. the alaskaians turned to rebuilding. >> the tsunami that's earthquake generated killed 113 people, 11 of them in crestant city in the northern coast. we'll take a look back at that fateful day. >> visitors can sometimes be surprised how quiet. in the bay, the water comes in, in slow washes that are hard, as well. this town south of the oregon bored er, the tsunami of 1964. 29 blocks of the city, the entire business district was wiped away. buildings were lifted off their foundations and sent somewhere else. 11 people died. it began with a massive 9.2 earthquake in alaska, march 27th, 1964. it sent a series of waves racing down the pacific at 500 miles an hour. about 9:00 the first morning, the first wave had crescent city. there